Cancer Related Fatigue
Fatigue is a common symptom of cancer and its treatments. It can cause an overwhelming lack of energy and exhaustion arising from mental, physical or emotional exertion. It is not usually improved by sleep. Research shows that most cancer sufferers describe fatigue as one of the most distressing and disabling issues that they have to deal with. It can affect your ability to carry out everyday activities such as cooking, gardening or going to work. Your memory and concentration may also be affected and you may experience anxiety, low mood and sleep disturbance. This can result in a loss of interest in socialising with family and friends. Our experienced clinicians will listen to your concerns and teach you new techniques and strategies. These will minimise the impact that cancer-related fatigue is having on your daily life.WHAT IS CANCER RELATED FATIGUE?
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We will assist you to pace, plan and prioritise your activities, facilitating a slow increase of your tolerance to activity. We will help you to integrate gentle exercise into your daily routine counteracting your fatigue & low energy levels. We will provide strategies to enable you to plan your activities and simplify tasks, therefore using less energy. We will advise you on techniques to improve your memory, for both maintaining and recalling information. We will help to alleviate unwanted emotional feelings by teaching you how to challenge negative thoughts. We will teach techniques to enable quality sleep, by rst exploring bedtime routines and sleep patterns.Physical effects of fatigue
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Cognitive effects of fatigue
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Emotional effects of fatigue
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